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Rays released OF Josh Sale.

Sale has made way more waves off the field than on it after being selected in the first round of the 2010 Draft, getting suspended multiple times for drugs and also for an incident at a strip club. He hit just .238/.313/.344 at High-A in 2014 and the Rays have finally decided to give up on him. Sale is still just 23, but he's looking like a long shot to ever get his career on track. Fri, Feb 27, 2015 11:45:00 AM

Sale was also given a 50-game suspension for recreational drugs in 2012 and then got suspended indefinitely in 2013 for an incident at a strip club. The 22-year-old outfielder was the 17th overall pick in the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft. He is torching his own professional baseball career. Tue, Aug 12, 2014 03:42:00 PM

Rays prospect OF Josh Sale homered Tuesday for the first time since July 30, 2012.

Sale, the No. 17 overall pick in the 2010 draft, didn’t play a single game last year, as he opened the season by serving a 50-game suspension after testing positive for a drug of abuse, and was then suspended indefinitely by the organization for disciplinary reasons. The 22-year-old, currently playing for High-A Charlotte in the Florida State League, is batting .236/.345/.361 with six extra-base hits, 15 RBI and a 21/12 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 19 games. Wed, Apr 30, 2014 11:20:00 AM

Rays reinstated OF Josh Sale to Class-A Charlotte.

Sale, the 17th overall selection from the 2010 draft, was suspended for the entire 2013 season for conduct detrimental to the team. He's a long way away from making an impact at the major league level. Sun, Mar 30, 2014 06:22:00 PM

Depth Charts

Matt Duffy (Achilles) took three at-bats and playing three innings at shortstop in the instructional league Monday.

It's Duffy's first game action since he had another surgery on his left Achilles back in June to remove a calcium deposit. He came out of it without any issues, and the infielder's goal is to get through some instructional league games so that he has peace of mind with his health going into the offseason. Duffy has been limited to three rehab games this season because of complications following his previous Achilles operation.

Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times says Rasmus has informed the Rays that he wants to "step away" from baseball, and he is not expected to return this season. Rasmus has been sidelined since the middle of June because of lingering discomfort in his surgically-repaired hip. He had a cool .896 OPS with nine home runs and 23 RBI in 37 games this season for the Rays.

Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) struck out a pair in a scoreless inning in a rehab appearance with Double-A Montgomery on Saturday.

Eovaldi started Game 4 of the Southern League Championship for Montgomery (they won 2-0 and forced a Game 5) in what was his first appearance since last August's Tommy John surgery. The righty threw nine of 10 pitches for strikes and touched 96 mph on the radar gun. There are no minor league games left for Eovaldi to appear in, but he looked sharp enough Saturday that the Rays could give him a few appearances in the final weeks of the season. They hold a $2 million club option on Eovaldi for 2018.

Tolleson has been out all season with what the Rays had been calling a right flexor strain, but apparently the reliever's ulnar collateral ligament was damaged, as well. He'll be sidelined until around midseason next year.